Fodera Club Part XV

[gkbass13]

Originally Posted by skycoaster

OK, just came from a killer Victor Wooten clinic in Rochester. I asked Vic how he sets his tone controls and he said passive tone all the way up and active controls flat, mostly. He has a wonderfully woody tone.

If I set my YYD that way the sound will be quite brittle. I typically roll my passive tone back almost all the way and run my active controls mostly flat. I have an older pre with no dip switches.

What are your typical tone settings?

I tend to stay close to flat with my Active EQ(newer pope pre). Most of the time, I will have the bass boosted a touch, and the passive tone at about 80%.

Grady

[Baird6869]

Originally Posted by nostatic

Hmm, looks kinda old-school AJ-esque. Monarch/MG hybrid photoshop

THAT looks really cool! Really like the dimensions of the lower body.

I am starting to begn figuring out what my second Fodera will be. I likely should get my first one in hand, but after playing a couple Foderas.... I think I am in trouble!

[nostatic]

It reminds me of this:



http://www.fodera.com/Main/NewBornDe...uredItemID=383

[nostatic]

Maybe steubig should repost the pics of his basses

[steubig]

Originally Posted by nostatic

It reminds me of this:



http://www.fodera.com/Main/NewBornDe...uredItemID=383

interesting pickup placement . . .

[steubig]

Originally Posted by nostatic

Maybe steubig should repost the pics of his basses

cause i'm a slut.

[Joelc73]

Originally Posted by jaysbassspace

May I have a #?

Nice bass -- very sweet.

[iwearpumas]

Im saving up for a Fodera. It will be a Custom Fodera build. Most likely an Emperor or an Emperor II, it will be my signature model.

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by iwearpumas

Im saving up for a Fodera. It will be a Custom Fodera build. Most likely an Emperor or an Emperor II, it will be my signature model.

Like the Munjibunga PMV signature model (Poor Man's Viceroy)?

[iwearpumas]

That is a beauty. Pure art

[iwearpumas]

Is that a Emperor 5 custom build?

[Baird6869]

Originally Posted by iwearpumas

Im saving up for a Fodera. It will be a Custom Fodera build. Most likely an Emperor or an Emperor II, it will be my signature model.

I could only afford a Emperor Standard which cant be customized.

I will likely just personalize it with stickers, crayons and some Bedazzling. MY signature.

[DirtPoorRobins]

Originally Posted by skycoaster

OK, just came from a killer Victor Wooten clinic in Rochester. I asked Vic how he sets his tone controls and he said passive tone all the way up and active controls flat, mostly. He has a wonderfully woody tone.

If I set my YYD that way the sound will be quite brittle. I typically roll my passive tone back almost all the way and run my active controls mostly flat. I have an older pre with no dip switches.

What are your typical tone settings?

Yeah, you are right, i can't get a full smooth tone with my YYS unless i do some eqing (I also bought the bass because i didn't want a smooth tone). I usually boost the bass and mids just a touch and roll down the passive tone. His amp settings may have had something to do with his tone too.

[nostatic]

For eq it depends on string age and pup pan. I tend to be on the P pup most of the time, and if the strings are new the passive eq will be rolled off a bit. Treble flat, mid flat or maybe small boost if I want to cut, and a bit of bass boost. When I roll onto the bridge pup I generally add a bit more bass and sometimes a little mid. As the strings age I open up the passive tone.

[nostatic]

Also, I find that tone, especially with a Fodera, is heavily dependent on your right hand technique. The angle of your finger pluck, the amount of meat of your finger you use (as well as how thick your fingers are), pressure, etc all have a huge impact on the fatness of the tone. I tend to play more like a fingerstyle guitar or banjo picking (pulling up/away from the bass), and as a result my tone is thinner. If I thumb (not slap, but thumb down) it gets way thicker, and if I pluck with my finger across the string it also is thicker.

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by iwearpumas

Is that a Emperor 5 custom build?

That's a Viceroy 5. If a Fodera's not a Standard, it's a custom build.

Big excitement for me tonight. I thought they didn't get any pics before it left the shop but, lo and behold, it just showed up on the Newborn page.

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by nostatic

For eq it depends on string age and pup pan. I tend to be on the P pup most of the time, and if the strings are new the passive eq will be rolled off a bit. Treble flat, mid flat or maybe small boost if I want to cut, and a bit of bass boost. When I roll onto the bridge pup I generally add a bit more bass and sometimes a little mid. As the strings age I open up the passive tone.

I usually have the pickup blend centered, passive tone all the way up, a touch of bass boost and a smidgen of mid boost. Occasionally I'll move the blend knob just a hair out of the detent toward the bridge. I don't usually go to the neck pickup, but Mike Pope showed me how to EQ it so it sounds real thick without that weird tubular kind of P-bass sound. I'll work on it.

[iwearpumas]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

That's a Viceroy 5. If a Fodera's not a Standard, it's a custom build.

Big excitement for me tonight. I thought they didn't get any pics before it left the shop but, lo and behold, it just showed up on the Newborn page.

Wow. My mouth literally dropped open when I saw it.

[Hou]

Originally Posted by nostatic

Hmm, looks kinda old-school AJ-esque. Monarch/MG hybrid photoshop

Oh man. That sharp looks really good!

[Just Thumpin']

Watco...the same stuff that was used back in 1983...

J

Originally Posted by TapyTap

Jason,

What type of oil will be used on the six Victor Wooten Limited Edition Monarchs for 2013?